US - reporters eavesdrop on Bush

Guess what? He said the same thing in private that he did publicly.

When reporters left, Bush spoke about the National Security Agency program that he authorized four years ago and that has drawn criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike.

But the microphones stayed on for a few minutes. That allowed journalists back at the White House to eavesdrop on Bush's defense of the eavesdropping. His private statements were basically no different from what he has said in public.

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